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a watch is a watch, but maybe something else....
I've been in the computer field since the TRS-80 came out. One thing I have learned, simple is better. I have a simple analog watch, and the cheapest cell phone I can get. I have a simple Palm PDA instead of more(?) sophisticated Windows-CE based items.

I have had no desire to have cameras in my phone, calculators or such in my watch, or listen to MP3s or watch MPEGs on my PDA. My watch is used to tell time, my phone is used to communicate, and my PDA is used to keep track of things.

(OK ... I'll give that occasionally I use the phone and PDA to tell what time it is.)

The point is that each of these things does what they need to do very well. As soon as you start combining them, comprimises have to be made. Cell phone cameras suck, the quality is poor and it is hard to get the pictures off most of them. Watches have very small display areas and are not suited for displaying text. PDAs are too big and bulky to use as a phone.

Now, what might work.....

A Cellular/WiFi/bluetooth enabled PDA with a headset and watch accessory. The headset for communication, the watch for displaying reminders and alerts. But the PDA is the central repository of data and can be used to get more info about stocks and traffic jams (but not while driving!!).

That I might buy. If only the battery would last for more than 10 minutes under all the RF load wink
Posted by: johnlcallaway   Posted on: 12/17/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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ROFLAO  boatelc | 12/16/03
you can not install watch on more then one owner  JWatson77 | 12/16/03
My watch is outta control  zohnco | 12/17/03
Re: outta control watch  bit_rot | 12/17/03
In other news...  doctormoriarty | 12/17/03
Microsoft Time  tony.meredith@... | 01/05/04
Let me guess...  Rick_K | 12/16/03
Where do I sign up?  bmgoodman | 12/17/03
Sorta of a goofy idea but these have some cool features  marksashton | 12/17/03
Goofy idea for goofy people...  Tammee | 12/17/03
Yo...It was called a pager before  boatelc | 12/18/03
Another way to track consumers?  Digital Didgeridoo | 12/17/03
Good grief people, its a watch.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/17/03
Its a watch.  Chris Moller | 12/17/03
a watch is a watch, but maybe something else....  johnlcallaway | 12/17/03
Thing is, someone is buying this stuff.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/17/03
Yes and no.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 12/17/03
Spot (no pun intended) on!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/17/03
Just a watch????  NemesisNL | 12/18/03
Um not exactly...  Domb2 | 12/18/03
Does this mean  Update victim | 12/17/03
I couldn't resist but  Domb2 | 12/17/03
Watch will make  fastech@... | 12/17/03
Long day  fastech@... | 12/17/03
MS Can't Get This Right Either  brenthawkinsmd | 12/17/03
...Another thing  Domb2 | 12/17/03
ROFLMAO  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/17/03
Well  bhanes@... | 12/17/03
reboot?  Domb2 | 12/17/03
Linux on a watch?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 12/17/03
MS and the innovation revelation  Domb2 | 12/18/03
...Another thing  Domb2 | 12/17/03
See SPOT Run ...  coffeenite | 12/17/03
What a joke  eqwalker@... | 12/17/03
activation  nite_w0lf | 12/17/03
Only if you change the band  boatelc | 12/18/03
Uh Oh, The watch band release button won't respond - I'll have to smash it.  Plain Logic | 12/17/03
Microsoft to patent time.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 12/17/03
)  boatelc | 12/18/03
Swatch: Internet time.  Robert Carnegie | 12/22/03

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